Friday: unhappy endings

[tigriswolf]

Since today's the last day of the week, what better way to sign off than with an unhappy ending? I’m still tigriswolf and today's theme has to do with just that: unhappy endings. However you interpret it.

Just a few rules:
No more than five prompts in a row.
No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
Use the character's full names and fandom's full name for ease adding to the Lonely Prompts spreadsheet.
No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here.
If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the spoiler cut.
If there are possible triggers in your story, please warn for them in the subject line!

Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt

Some examples to get the ball rolling...
+ Supernatural, Sam Winchester + Dean Winchester,

Woke on the highway,
Thin in my dead brother's clothes.
I was gone but still dreaming.

+ any fairy tale, author's choice, the curse doesn't break


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Comments

[cozy-coffee.livejournal.com]

Any, any, nightmare

Fill: Star Wars Legends, Tycho Celchu

[drabblewriter.livejournal.com]

Alderaan hangs peacefully in space, a sparkling jewel in soft blues and greens, contrasted sharply with the ugly metallic form of the Death Star. Below, so many innocents who with no idea what's about to happen. Above...a battle station full of murderers. A sudden flash, several small laser beams coalescing into one deadly verdant bolt which fires without mercy – in a single moment, a massive explosion the planet is gone.

His entire world, his family, his fiancee, his friends... He's never going to see any of them again. And he'd been complicit, he'd worked for the bastards who had done it without question, he hadn't stopped them and now that knowledge is never going to go away–

Tycho jerks awake, gasping, and, gods, it was just a dream, it's not real, it's–

But it is. Even now, it sometimes takes a moment for everything to come back to him, and he feels something in his chest go hollow and heavy as the knowledge settles in. Alderaan is gone and has been for years. He can never go home.

“Back with me, Captain?”

Tycho peels swollen eyes open and, every fiber of his sore body protesting, raises his chin to meet the icy gaze of Ysanne Isard. His captor. Everything in him hating the cold, calm look she levels at him.

“It didn't look like you were sleeping very soundly, so we may as well get back to it.” She steps forward, and Tycho shrinks back against his bindings automatically, anticipating pain.

His nightmares are far from over.

RE: Fill: Star Wars Legends, Tycho Celchu

[cozy-coffee.livejournal.com]

I dont follow this fandom, but this was so sad. Thank you, sweetie!!

Re: Fill: Star Wars Legends, Tycho Celchu

[ami-ven.livejournal.com]

Oh, of course Tycho had nightmares about Alderaan. Very nicely done!

RE: Fill: Star Wars Legends, Tycho Celchu

[a kim (from livejournal.com)]

ouch

Great job!

[classics-lover.livejournal.com]

Any (please no SPN), any, rocks fall, everyone dies

[classics-lover.livejournal.com]

Star Trek (pref not the recent movies), any/any, transporter accident

[classics-lover.livejournal.com]

MCU, anypair, one of the pair doesn't survive

[classics-lover.livejournal.com]

Tortall, Keladry of Mindelan, the Conservatives keep blocking her from following the King's orders as a knight

[reeby10.livejournal.com]

any, any/any, erotic asphyxiation gone wrong

Super mini fill, any, M/F

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

She hesitated. "Are you sure this is a good idea?"

He raised his eyebrows.

"You have heard of what happened with David Carradine, right?"

"Oh." His eyes widened in realization. "OH."

She untied the loop of rope around his neck.

RE: Super mini fill, any, M/F

[cozy-coffee.livejournal.com]

Very nice lil fill!

Re: Super mini fill, any, M/F

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Thank you! ♥

[reeby10.livejournal.com]

Stargate Atlantis, any, puddlejumper crash

[reeby10.livejournal.com]

The Following, Ryan Hardy (/Joe Carroll), after Joe's execution

[reeby10.livejournal.com]

MCU, Bucky Barnes/Sam Wilson, not coming back from a mission

[reeby10.livejournal.com]

any, any m/m or f/f, I wish we'd had a chance for an us

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Stargate Multiverse, Any,

So take a look at me now
Well there's just an empty space
And there's nothing left here to remind me
Just the memory of your face
(Phil Collins)

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Marvel Cinematic Universe, Any,

I'll close my eyes,
Then I won't see
The love you don't feel
When you're holding me.
(Bonnie Raitt)

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Hawaii Five-0, Any,

Every night I'm lyin' in bed
Holdin' you close in my dreams
Thinkin' about all the things that we said
And comin' apart at the seams
(Eagles)

[brumeier.livejournal.com]

Any, any m/m,

Nothing ever is the way you want it to be
Nothing even tastes right now that it’s over
(Everclear)

[rhymesofblue.livejournal.com]

Any, any, So, I said, now that we have our dead, what are we going to do with them?

[rhymesofblue.livejournal.com]

Any, any, What good comes of something when I'm just the ghost of nothing?

[rhymesofblue.livejournal.com]

Any, any, Hell or glory, I don't want anything in between

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Any, Any, He left her at the altar

[marlex.livejournal.com]

any, any, there's nothing in the rules that says the good guys have to win

[marlex.livejournal.com]

Star Wars, any, choosing the dark side

[marlex.livejournal.com]

any, any, A heroic death? Death is messy and painful.

Fill: Star Wars, Wedge Antilles + ofc

[drabblewriter.livejournal.com]

“It's Rogue Squadron,” the girl tells Wedge when he asks, like he doesn't already know. “Anyone would want to be here!”

He frowns at her. “This squadron is given the most difficult, dangerous, and high-stakes missions. Your odds of surviving more than a handful of them are incredibly small.” She's young and bright, and as much as he'd love to fly with her, he doesn't want to watch her die. He never wants to watch his people die.

“I know that,” she insists, flippant. “But even if I die a Rogue, I die a hero. What's better than that?”

“Living,” Wedge says sternly. “A hero's death makes you just as dead. Death is messy and painful, and knowing people will remember your name after doesn't make it any easier.” He closes his eyes for a long moment, faces flashing before him in the dark, wondering how many death cries he's heard, how many last desperate moments of agony and fear. “We're here to do a job. If all you're seeking is glory, there's no place in this squadron for you.”

She glares back at him, defiant, and Wedge wonders if he was ever like this. Did he think, once upon a time, that the Rebellion would put his name in lights, make everything else worth it? He almost laughs, bitterness in the back of his throat. Of course the cause is worth it, but it's not any kind of personal honor he's going after now.

When his gaze doesn't waver, she finally backs off. “I understand, Commander. And I do want to fly with you. I want to help save this galaxy, just like you and the others. Give me a chance.”

Wedge nods once. “We all deserve a chance. But if you can't play your part and follow orders rather than glory, you'll be on your way. Do I make myself clear?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Very well then. Welcome to Rogue Squadron.”

He holds out his hand, and her answering shake is firm, her smile sharp, and Wedge knows she'll do great things.

Re: Fill: Star Wars, Wedge Antilles + ofc

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

This is really lovely! (And kind of depressing but still, matches the prompt perfectly.)

[marlex.livejournal.com]

MCU, Steve Rogers/Darcy Lweis, last one left

[marlex.livejournal.com]

any, any, only a puppet

[rhymesofblue.livejournal.com]

Any, any, And everyone secretly wants
to collaborate with the enemy, to construct a truer
version of the self.

[bluegansey.livejournal.com]

Star Wars, any Jedi /+ any clone, Order 66

[bluegansey.livejournal.com]

Star Wars, Leia Organa, dreams of Alderaan

[bluegansey.livejournal.com]

Any, any, no one will miss me when I'm gone, will they?

[emmatheslayer.livejournal.com]

Shadowhunters, jace horandale /Alec Lightwood, infidelity

[emmatheslayer.livejournal.com]

Supernatural, castiel /sam winchester, depression

[emmatheslayer.livejournal.com]

True blood, Eric nothman /Jason Stackhouse, Eric is dying

[emmatheslayer.livejournal.com]

Shameless, Ian Gallagher /Kevin Ball, toxic but I just want more

[emmatheslayer.livejournal.com]

Supernatural, benny /Dean winchester, lost time fear of unknown